Edited by Charlotte Waelde, Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University and Hector MacQueen, University of Edinburgh, UK

'. . . this book is well written, well organized, and easily accessible to readers from various backgrounds. It would be a useful text for anyone seeking to gain some understanding of the basic theoretical and policy issues related to the public debate about IP rights, and copyright in particular.'

• Contents:Introduction: The Many Faces of the Public DomainHector MacQueen and Charlotte Waelde1. In Search of the Public Domain during the Prehistory of Copyright LawF. Willem Grosheide2. Copyright’s Public DomainRonan Deazley3. The Public Domain: Right or Liberty?John Cahir4. The Public Domain and International Intellectual Property Law TreatiesAntony Taubman5. The Public Interest in the Public DomainGillian Davies6. Altering the Contours of the Public DomainFiona Macmillan7. Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property: A New Approach for the 21st CenturyJohn Howkins8. The Public Domain and the LibrarianToby Bainton9. The Public Domain and the Creative AuthorBill Thompson10. The Public Domain and the EconomistManfredi M.A. La Manna11. The Public Domain and Public Sector InformationRichard Susskind OBE12. Audiences in Tradition: Traditional Knowledge and the Public DomainJohanna Gibson13. Scientific Research Agendas: Controlled and Shaped by the Scope of PatentabilityHelen Wallace and Sue Mayer14. The Public Domain: Ideology vs. InterestAnn Bruce15. A Rights-Free World – Is it Workable, and What is the Point?Graham Dutfield16. The Priorities, the Values, the PublicCharlotte WaeldeIndex

Edited by Charlotte Waelde, Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University and Hector MacQueen, University of Edinburgh, UK

'. . . this book is well written, well organized, and easily accessible to readers from various backgrounds. It would be a useful text for anyone seeking to gain some understanding of the basic theoretical and policy issues related to the public debate about IP rights, and copyright in particular.'

• Contents:Introduction: The Many Faces of the Public DomainHector MacQueen and Charlotte Waelde1. In Search of the Public Domain during the Prehistory of Copyright LawF. Willem Grosheide2. Copyright’s Public DomainRonan Deazley3. The Public Domain: Right or Liberty?John Cahir4. The Public Domain and International Intellectual Property Law TreatiesAntony Taubman5. The Public Interest in the Public DomainGillian Davies6. Altering the Contours of the Public DomainFiona Macmillan7. Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property: A New Approach for the 21st CenturyJohn Howkins8. The Public Domain and the LibrarianToby Bainton9. The Public Domain and the Creative AuthorBill Thompson10. The Public Domain and the EconomistManfredi M.A. La Manna11. The Public Domain and Public Sector InformationRichard Susskind OBE12. Audiences in Tradition: Traditional Knowledge and the Public DomainJohanna Gibson13. Scientific Research Agendas: Controlled and Shaped by the Scope of PatentabilityHelen Wallace and Sue Mayer14. The Public Domain: Ideology vs. InterestAnn Bruce15. A Rights-Free World – Is it Workable, and What is the Point?Graham Dutfield16. The Priorities, the Values, the PublicCharlotte WaeldeIndex

Edited by Charlotte Waelde, Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University and Hector MacQueen, University of Edinburgh, UK

'. . . this book is well written, well organized, and easily accessible to readers from various backgrounds. It would be a useful text for anyone seeking to gain some understanding of the basic theoretical and policy issues related to the public debate about IP rights, and copyright in particular.'

• Contents:Introduction: The Many Faces of the Public DomainHector MacQueen and Charlotte Waelde1. In Search of the Public Domain during the Prehistory of Copyright LawF. Willem Grosheide2. Copyright’s Public DomainRonan Deazley3. The Public Domain: Right or Liberty?John Cahir4. The Public Domain and International Intellectual Property Law TreatiesAntony Taubman5. The Public Interest in the Public DomainGillian Davies6. Altering the Contours of the Public DomainFiona Macmillan7. Creativity, Innovation and Intellectual Property: A New Approach for the 21st CenturyJohn Howkins8. The Public Domain and the LibrarianToby Bainton9. The Public Domain and the Creative AuthorBill Thompson10. The Public Domain and the EconomistManfredi M.A. La Manna11. The Public Domain and Public Sector InformationRichard Susskind OBE12. Audiences in Tradition: Traditional Knowledge and the Public DomainJohanna Gibson13. Scientific Research Agendas: Controlled and Shaped by the Scope of PatentabilityHelen Wallace and Sue Mayer14. The Public Domain: Ideology vs. InterestAnn Bruce15. A Rights-Free World – Is it Workable, and What is the Point?Graham Dutfield16. The Priorities, the Values, the PublicCharlotte WaeldeIndex